banana nut muffins

I’m not a big fan of the melt-the-butter method of muffin making, I’ve usually had better results with the cream-the-butter-and-sugar route. But I make an exception for these, they are easy to make and delicious. And egg-less, if that’s an issue for you (they can even be dairy-free if you use a dairy free margarine). Makes 12 muffins.

you will need

45g butter or margarine

3 heaped tablespoons runny honey

0.5 teaspoon vanilla extract

3 large, ripe bananas

125g pecan nuts

225g self raising flour

1 level teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

1 level teaspoon cinnamon

pinch of salt

24 banana chips (optional, for decoration)

12-hole muffin tin & 12 muffin cases

Method

Preheat oven to 190 0C/375 0F /gas mark 5

Melt butter/margarine and honey together in a small pan, then set aside to cool.

Put the (peeled) bananas in a large bowl and add the nuts (keeping back 12 for decoration if liked). Mash the bananas and the nuts together, so that the nuts get broken up into smaller (but not tiny) pieces.